Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 3 December 2023

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Mileages are given in the form miles.chains unless stated otherwise. Figures prefixed with ≈ are approximate, those in parentheses are not on this route but are given for reference. Reference to 'start'/'end' of an asset are as read down the page.

SRD St Helens and Rainford Line

   7.69	Gerards Bridge Junction with SBH2 (5.66) and SBH3 (5.66)
  ≈7.76	GERARDS BRIDGE
   8.15	Pilkington's colliery
   8.16	later end of line
   8.71	MOSS BANK
   9.55	CRANK
 ≈10.30	OLD MILL LANE
  10.36	Mill Lane siding
  11.00	ROOKERY
  11.54	RAINFORD VILLAGE formerly R.
  11.57	Taylor's siding
  12.33	Randle Junction with Rainford Village Line
  12.54	RAINFORD
  12.60	Rainford Junction with WKL2 (24.32)

Note that there were apparently two Rookery stations, the second approximately 0.50 north of the first.  These figures clash with Old Mill Lane and Rainford Village, depending on which site has the known mileage